Meteorites USA

Lorton Meteorite: “Star” War! Not a Legal Battle

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:57:54 +0000

The Lorton Meteorite ownership battle is heating up like the big finale in Star Wars. Except this “star war” is over a little black rock! In my opinion this whole issue is moot. This meteorite ownership fight is becoming more of a PR war...

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Wisconsin Meteorite Strewnfield [Map]

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:49:51 +0000

After much work and the combined efforts of countless meteorite hunters, collectors, dealers and scientist’s data. The Wisconsin Meteorite Strewnfield Map is done (more coordinates will be added as they come in). This is a work in...

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From Dust To Dust

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:06:31 +0000

We are star dust! From the dust whence we came… For the first time, scientists have discovered a massive star around which exists a huge ring of dust. It’s called a protoplanetary disk and it’s where planets and ultimately how...

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Meteorite Hunting & Collecting Magazine Official Website

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:37:14 +0000

We’re Online! We’ve just finished building our official magazine website. Please have a look, tell your friends, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Mention this post when you sign up and get 10% cash back. Meteorite Hunting...

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Planet Formation & Meteorites

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:40:40 +0000

Would you believe our planet is made up of meteorites? The Earth is one big conglomeration of space debris collected over billions of years of Solar System formation starting with the birth of our Sun, and the formation of the Protoplanetary Disk...

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Jupiter Smashed! [VIDEO & PHOTO]

admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:35:33 +0000

Earth is saved! Again… It seems our Grandfather planet Jupiter has saved Earth from certain annihilation yet again. An invisible threat made itself visible on June 3rd when a rogue asteroid slammed into Jupiter and created a brilliant...

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Meteorite Hunting & Collecting Magazine: Premier Issue

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 05:15:38 +0000

Attention all meteorite junkies! Meteorite Hunting & Collecting Magazine is now official. We’re a GO for launch. To all Meteorite Enthusiasts, Astronomy Buffs, Scientists & Educators, I’m proud to announce and invite you to take part...

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To All The Naysayers!

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:10:18 +0000

In the past couple few years while I’ve been studying meteorites, strewnfields, fireballs, and new meteorite falls, I’ve caught a LOT of flak from people. You would be amazed at the nastygrams and rude emails I’ve received over the...

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Meteorite Dog Finds Meteorite! [PHOTO]

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:37:01 +0000

Brix is his name, a meteorite hunting German Shepard owned by meteorite hunter extraordinaire Sonny Clary. Brix is now the worlds first “trained meteorite dog” to have found a meteorite! It seems meteorite finding dogs are becoming...

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Meteorites Everywhere! Meteorite Hunting in Livingston Wisconsin

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:07:52 +0000

Meteorites everywhere! The MASSIVE fireball on Wednesday last week on April 14th dropped lots of meteorites on the ground near Livingston WI. Meteorite hunters from all over the country have flocked to the area in search of meteorites. Many of my...

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Meteorites Bounce! Dispelling The Fiery Impact Myth

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:09:34 +0000

A common myth about meteorites impacting Earth as a flaming missile, exploding in a massive fireball rocketing shrapnel pieces for miles around while blasting a huge crater in the ground is just that, a myth. While it’s possible for a large...

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Mississippi Meteor – The Bunkie Bolide

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:47:41 +0000

Well folks, we have another great prospect for a new USA meteorite fall! Reports are coming in that say a possible meteorite may have impacted in Louisiana! A large fireball was witnessed from several states including Mississippi, Tennessee, and...

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Meteorite Hunting In The USA

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:01:56 +0000

There is a debate going on in the USA right now over whether or not it’s ok to hunt meteorites on federal land anymore. Though this is not new information, it seems the increased popularity of meteorites through greater publicity and most...

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Meteorite Hunting Association

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:50 +0000

Join the Meteorite Hunting Association “The people for the ethical treatment of meteorites.” PETM? Naaaa… Point being I’ve proposed this idea to many meteorite hunters and they think it’s a good idea. An organization...

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Meteorite Men on Astronomy.FM Radio

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:32:36 +0000

Join the Meteorite men tonight on Astronomy.fm Tonight at 9pm EST Skylog: Neutrino News A Sky Full of Stars interview with Science Channel’s Meteorite Men March 06 2010 04:27 UTC | Views: 173 | Comments: 0 Posted by: TonyF in AFM...

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Count Finds 28lb Nevada Meteorite!

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:41:17 +0000

Over the last 3 years I’ve had the priveledge of meeting and hunting with some of the worlds most professional and influential meteorite hunters. I call many of them friends and have gained a great respect and admiration for those that are...

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Asteroid Wiped Out Dinos! Really…

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:17:08 +0000

This just in… “…The city-size asteroid that slammed into Earth with the force of a million nuclear bombs is what snuffed out the dinosaurs and half of all other species on Earth 65 million years ago, an international group of...

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Meteorite Men: Ash Creek Meteorite Fall, West, Texas

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:47:15 +0000

It’s that time again, and regretfully this is the last one for the season. The season finale of the Meteorite Men on Science channel is Wednesday night at 9pm local time. This episode has information and adventure on the West, Texas fireball...

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Meteorite Men – The Dry Lake Bed!

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:50:33 +0000

UPDATE: 10:57pm Feb 17th – Just finished watching the show tonight… I must say I’m quite disappointed. I really expected much more from the show than 500+ meteorites and the tiny 699 gram carbonaceous meteorite which is super rare...

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Meteorite Impact Crater in Mexico?

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:11:34 +0000

Reports are coming in that there has been a meteorite impact 100 miles NorthEast of Mexico City. It’s also been reported that authorities have cordoned off the area. Discover Magazine’s Bad Astronomy Blog has a report Mexican Meteorite...

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